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    Defending MXGP World Champion Jorge Prado to open 2024 season with AMA Supercross cameo

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    A two-week shakedown in Southern California training at RD Field is all it took for defending MXGP World Champion Jorge Prado to make the decision to try his hand at AMA Supercross, set to make a fascinating cameo appearance across the opening three rounds of the 2024 season.

    • MXGP World Champion to make AMA Supercross Championship debut in 2024
    • Partnering with the Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing Team
    • Planning to line up in 450SX Class at Anaheim 1, San Francisco and San Diego

    That's right, our Spanish sensation is in for Anaheim 1, San Francisco and San Diego this coming January, equipped with the GASGAS MC 450F in what will be his first-ever American Supercross start – straight into the premier 450SX ranks on debut. And we're stoked to see it!

    Fresh from clinching the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship in the MXGP category, which was a milestone achievement for both himself and GASGAS with the Davide De Carli-managed squad, Jorge had expressed his lifelong dream of sampling the sport of Supercross – and potentially making a 450SX start! – in the United States.

    From there, accompanied by a blitz of media attention throughout his brief off-season excursion, the capabilities of the the talented 22-year-old were evident from the outset while applying his craft within the tighter confines of training on a full-scale supercross track layout.

    Together between Jorge, his regular Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing Team and the Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing Team, it was decided that he will go on to contest the opening three rounds of the 2024 AMA Supercross Championship in a bid to gain experience via a series of gate-drops and race mileage in the U.S. during what will still be the Grand Prix off-season.

    Jorge Prado: “Since I started riding my dream has always been to one day race in the U.S., specifically to race Supercross. I have watched it my whole life on television and always thought it must be great to race under lights with a huge crowd and atmosphere! And more specifically, it must be great to race at an iconic stadium like Angel Stadium. I was lucky enough in 2015, while visiting and training in the U.S., to go to Anaheim 1 – it was a great experience and made me want to try it even more. So given I won the MXGP title this year and am totally healthy and looking for a new challenge, I thought it was the perfect time in my career to come and train in USA properly to prepare for a few Supercross races. I don’t want to waste another whole year wondering if I could or should, so I am here and I am going to try it out. I’m really looking forward to it and am lucky enough to have the full support of my Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing Team back home with Claudio and Davide de Carli, and the Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing Team here in the USA behind me.”

    Roger De Coster (Director of Motorsports, North America): “The main goal for Jorge in 2024 is to defend the world title he earned this past season, but of course we are excited to see what he can do on a Supercross track. We all know that he is very talented, given he’s already a multiple times Motocross World Champion, having won in MX2 and being the current MXGP Champion. However, we also know that Supercross at the highest level is extremely competitive and to race with the top here requires a lot of toughness besides talent, so this will be a huge challenge for him. We wish him the very best and are glad that with the support of TLD GASGAS we are able to support his wishes to try Supercross!”

    Davide De Carli (Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing Team Manager): “Jorge fulfilled his dream in Europe to become MXGP World Champion this year and we are so proud of him. His desire now is to train in the U.S. and to try Supercross, because he hasn't had the opportunity until now and from our side he completely deserves it. We, as a team, along with Pit Beirer and Robert Jonas have been completely open since day one with Jorge about giving him the opportunity to race Supercross and we will support him from Europe! We can’t wait to see him line up at A1 as it’s important for him to race those first three rounds to clarify in his mind where his racing future is, as he’s still really young and can try it out. It’s also good winter training for him before the start of the MXGP season, where his goal is to defend his number one plate in 2024. Good luck, Jorge!”

    Following his scheduled three-round appearance in the 2024 AMA Supercross Championship, Jorge will return to Europe and prepare for his MXGP World Championship defense, which will open at the MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina on March 10, 2024.

    Our riders

    Motocross | Supercross

    Simon Längenfelder

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    Simon Langenfelder: “New team, same colors! It’s super exciting for me to continue racing on GASGAS bikes. With the support and guidance of this experienced team, I think I can really progress in the MX2 World Championship. I’ve spent a lot of time in Italy with my new teammates recently and everything is really positive. I’m really enjoying this new environment and team structure. This off-season isn’t quite as long as we had last year but for sure I can make improvements. One thing that I will be working on is my speed, to be faster through the opening laps of each race as the intensity after the gate drop is so high. But overall, the future looks really great, and I think 2022 will be the year that my results improve to the next level.”

    Jorge Prado

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    Jorge Prado: “It’s a really special feeling for me as a Spaniard to be competing for GASGAS with its Spanish heritage, I can’t wait to start racing in my new colors in February. To begin the season early is perfect for me as I prefer to race and already I feel great on the new bike, so I’m really excited for round one. I’ve learned so much during the last two seasons in MXGP and feel that I can improve my level even more in 2022. For sure it won’t be easy, and I’ll be racing against some of the best racers in the world who have much more experience, but I feel ready to battle with them once again. With what I’ve learned during the last two years I believe I can run up front more consistently and I’m excited to get the new season started.”

    Justin Barcia

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    Results

    • 2022: 8th AMA PRO MOTOCROSS 450 CHAMPIONSHIP
    • 2022: 5th AMA SUPERCROSS 450SX CHAMPIONSHIP
    • 2021: 9th AMA PRO MOTOCROSS 450 CHAMPIONSHIP
    • 2021: 4th AMA SUPERCROSS 450SX CHAMPIONSHIP
    • 2020: 7th AMA PRO MOTOCROSS 450 CHAMPIONSHIP
    • 2020: 5th AMA SUPERCROSS 450SX CHAMPIONSHIP

    Pierce Brown

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    Results

    • 2022: 10th AMA PRO MOTOCROSS 250 CHAMPIONSHIP
    • 2022: 3rd AMA SUPERCROSS 250SX CHAMPIONSHIP
    • 2021: 18th AMA PRO MOTOCROSS 250 CHAMPIONSHIP
    • 2021: 12th AMA SUPERCROSS 250SX CHAMPIONSHIP
    • 2020: 23rd AMA PRO MOTOCROSS 250 CHAMPIONSHIP
    • 2020: 9th AMA SUPERCROSS 250SX CHAMPIONSHIP

    Enduro and offroad

    Trial

    Jaime Busto

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    2023 is looking good for the GASGAS Factory Racing Trial team! As part of the ongoing strengthening of the team, we have signed the highly skilled and flamboyant Spaniard Jaime Busto. The 24-year-old has already enjoyed a massively successful career, having claimed both Youth and Junior titles in his national Spanish championship, and an FIM Junior World Championship in 2014.

    Over the past six seasons in the TrialGP World Championship, Jaime has finished inside the top three no less than four times, as well as claiming four overall top-three championship results in the intense X-Trial indoor series. Completing the 2022 TrialGP season as runner-up, the wild Spaniard is looking to go one better in 2023 and sees GASGAS as the team to make it happen!

    Rally GP & Dakar

    DANIEL SANDERS

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    RESULTS

    • 2021 - 4TH DAKAR RALLY & HIGHEST PLACED ROOKIE
    • 2019 - AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPION
    • 2019 - ISDE OUTRIGHT WINNER
    • 2019 - ISDE E3 CLASS WINNER
    • 2018 - HATTAH DESERT RACE WINNER
    • 2017 - E2 ENDURO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 6TH
    • 2016 - ISDE CHAMPION , A4DE / AORC E3 CHAMPION
    • 2015 - ISDE E3 CLASS WINNER

     

    BIO

    Daniel Sanders is our new Desert Charger . More than capable of putting himself and our RC 450F rally bike at the top of the timing sheets, the young Aussie is hugely excited to be racing for GASGAS Factory Racing in 2021.

    As a former ISDE winner, Sanders clearly has the skills needed to compete at the highest level on two wheels, something he made perfectly clear at the 2021 Dakar. Rocketing to a seriously impressive fourth overall and finishing as best rookie, make no mistake, Daniel has arrived on the rally scene, and we can’t wait to see what he can do in 2021 and beyond.

    With Sanders recently completing his final preparations ahead of the 2021 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, the 26-year-old will compete in the six-round series, which concludes in November, and then onto the big one – the Dakar Rally – in January 2022.

    Sam Sunderland

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    RESULTS

    • 2022 - WINNER DAKAR RALLY
    • 2021 - 3RD DAKAR RALLY
    • 2019 - 3RD DAKAR RALLY
    • 2019 - FIM CROSS-COUNTRY RALLIES WORLD CHAMPION
    • 2017 - WINNER DAKAR RALLY
    • 2017/2016 - WINNER QATAR RALLY
    • 2017 - WINNER ABU DHABI DESERT CHALLENGE
    • 2015 - WINNER RALLY OILIBYA DU MERZOUGY
    • 2014 RALLY 

    Moto3™ 

    Moto2™ 

    Jake Dixon

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    RESULTS

    • 2022 – 6th FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto2™
    • 2021 -20th FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto2
    • 2020 - 18th FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto2
    • 2019 - 25th FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto2
    • 2018 - 2nd British Superbike Championship

    IZAN GUEVARA

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    RESULTS

    • 2022 – FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto3™ Champion 
    • 2021 – 8th FIM Grand Prix World Championship Moto3™ 

     

    MotoGP™

    Bicycles

    Simon Carlsson

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    Simon Carlsson: “I’m really looking forward to riding GASGAS. My new bike feels great to ride and I can’t wait to get on the road with the team and start the season. The E-EDR World Cup is growing fast, and the field is strong. But I feel like I learned a lot during my first eMTB race season last year so I’m keen to continue developing and learning new things with GASGAS. It’s going to be a fun year!”

    Johannes Fischbach

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    Johannes Fischbach: “It’s great to join the GASGAS family and do my bit to push ahead with the development of their bikes. I have loved riding eMTB bikes ever since they came out. To race them now at the highest level in the E-EDR with GASGAS is a great opportunity I’m very grateful I got. The team is a natural fit, I can feel the passion for bikes here, so there’s going to be a lot of fun ahead for sure.”

    Alex Marin

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    Alex Marin: “Joining GASGAS is a new chapter that I’m really excited about. It might come as a surprise to people, but with the style and vibe they are putting out, it fits me perfectly so I can see us having a cool time together. I’ve always known the brand having grown up 20 minutes from their factory in Barcelona. When they stepped into ebikes I found it super interesting, so when they gave me the chance to be a part of the family, I knew straight away it was the right decision for me. I want to keep growing as a rider, create great content and tell my story. I’m excited to see how far we can take things.”

    Alexandre Fayolle

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    Alexandre Fayolle: “It's an amazing opportunity for me to join GASGAS this year. I'm really excited to work with motivated and professional people to improve my experience on the bike. The E-EDR season starts in June, so we have a little more time to test and try lots of new things! I'm really enjoying the process and can't wait to start the new season with everybody. With the experience I have gained from my last two years in the EWS-E I believe I can be really competitive and even more consistent.”

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